The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-07-27

caused by lightning. Bricks and debris were
hurled in all directions tor several hundred
yards with such violence as 70 penetrate the
walls OF buiidings. and dwellings nearly
the explosion were riddled us II by
grape and canister. The greatest damage.
however was done by the conclusion Of air.
row OF dwellings about a hundred yards
away were crushed into kindling-wood. IL
seemed as IL the atmosphere exerted it's
strength in a downward direction and smashed
the buildings to the earth. About nifty dwell
ings were thus destroyed and many others
were damaged SO as to be scarcely habita-
Sls in9rsd moro rouse or less ''s seems
almost miracle that the casualties
were as few as they were. Had il hap
pened few hours earlier, hundreds Of lives
must have been sacrificed, for Doris circus
was pitched in the shadow Of the fated coal
shaft, and several thousand people were within
the tent AS IL was there was but one person
killed outright, Isaiah Ralston, miner. Eight
or ten persons we're injured, some OF them, IL 10
thought. fatally. The damage to property is
difficult TO approximate, but it is estimated all
plate-glass windows in the business streets
were demolished.
A CHICAGO dispatch of Friday says @The
jury in the great Doodle case was secured
yesterday General Stiles made the opening
speech for the prosecution, which occupied
almost two hours-a plain and powerful adj
dress outlining the character of the
evidence to be presented for the peo-
pie, and delivered IN the Generals
characteristic and most impressive style
The jury is fair average one; perhaps lit
tie above the average in intelligence, but not
notably so. The majority of the jury are hon
est men; but as TO one or two Of them, there
are some doubts, If rumor is correct This
fairly good result has taken nineteen days of
hard work to accomplish"
A SURVEYING party recently sent through
the mountains of California and Nevada by
the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to dis
cover a route between the Central Pacific and
the Atlantic and Pacific report a route be-
ginning near Fort Wingate, N. NJ, cross
ing the Colorado above the Grand Can
yon, and passing through Phoebe, Typo
and Owens II crosses the Sierras through
Kings pass, emerging near Lubare Lake,
California, and follows the San Joachim val
ley TO the coast The line lies through low
passes where little grading will be necessary
This route would make available the great
mineral region Of Phoebe County, where the
mining camps are full of ore worth from $40
to So a ton, but now almost worthless be-
cause Oh neAVy cost OF transportation Sucn
a railroad, it is thought. would again make
Nevada a great lver-producing State
DAVID HOFFMAN was hanged at Nebraska
City, Neb. He tried to make speech on the
scaffold, but broke down. On the night of
Jan. II, 1887, Hoffman, in company with James
Bell, wrecked the south-bound Missouri Pa
cifc passenger train near Dunbar, Neb, caus-
ing the death of Engineer ]. y. Dewitt, seri-
ously injuring Express Messenger Chenowith,
and slightly ipjuring several passengers.
TEXAS fever is rapidly spreading among the
cattle in Washington and Montgomery Coun-
ties, Kansas, and farmers and stockmen are
losing heavily.
PETER BURKHARDT, farmer 20 years DID,
living near Petersburg, Ind, insanely jealous
of his young wife, shot her dead, and then
killed himself.
MISS JOSIE HOLMES, the frequent visitor Of
Harper, the Fidelity Bank defaulter, at the
Cincinnati Jail, has been arrested for aiding
and abetting him in his alleged conduct, and
is now in custody in default OF bail.